PICS: Transgender Beauty Pageant in Brazil

Candidates react after being selected as finalists during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1.

Raika Ferraz (L) receives the winners tiara during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBA

A candidate performs on a stage during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBA

Candidates prepare in the dressing room during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIB

Candidates perform on stage during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBA

Candidates prepare in the dressing room during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBA

A candidate prepares in the dressing room during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBA

A candidate prepares in the dressing room during the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBA

Raika Ferraz (R) waits to hear the announcement for the winner of the Miss T Brasil 2013 transgender beauty pageant in Rio de Janeiro on October 22, 2013. The Association of Transvestites and Transsexuals in Rio de Janeiro (Astra Rio) organizes the second edition of the beauty pageant, in which 31 contestants under 35 years old compete for the title to then participate in the Miss International Queen 2013 in Pattaya, Thailand on November 1. AFP PHOTO/YASUYOSHI CHIBA